Building Your Homestead Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

My guest on this episode of the Building Your Homestead Podcast is Robert Breedlove. He is an entrepreneur, writer, and host of “The What Is Money Show” where he seeks to shed light on how the corruption of money corrupts our hearts, minds, and societies, and on solutions that will help us to bring truth back into the equation. 

• Podcast: whatismoneypodcast.com)
• Twitter @breedlove22 

In this episode, Takota was interviewed by Lana Salant from The Ethical Omnivore Movement.

0:00 Intro with cheers to raw milk

0:22 Why veganism has failed despite billions of dollars of government and corporate funding?

3:47 Why the regenerative agriculture movement needs to avoid the government teat

7:30 How movements get co-opted

10:27 How Canada became a “legal” dictatorship during the trucker convoys

12:05 Why human rights should never trump property rights

13:33 Are we worse off than slaves right now?

14:24 How the Regenerative Agriculture movement is being co-opted

18:44 Why “Certified Regenerative” is a distraction

21:37 Government corruption is a feature not a bug of our current system and how to fix it

23:56 If you aren’t a “conspiracy theorist” you are ignorant to history and current events

27:06 Why ending government subsidies is the most important next step

32:07 Why we should bite the hand that is feeding

35:44 How to break 10,000 hours of government indoctrination

37:31 Self Esteem is our most powerful weapon against tyranny

45:54  “One reason is better than ten insults” Ayn Rand 

51:23 It’s going to take time for us to heal, but it's going to be worth it

53:54 How to pull out the root of evil

57:22 How I changed the meat inspection laws in Alberta

1:02:15 “Although the problems are complex, the solutions are embarrassingly simple.” Bill Mollison

Judith D. Schwartz is a journalist based in Vermont who looks to nature for approaches to solving global challenges. Her most recent book is The Reindeer Chronicles and Other Inspiring Stories of Working With Nature to Heal the Earth (Chelsea Green Publishing.)

Find out more about Judith's work at https://judithdschwartz.com/

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Ben and I talk about his plans to revise his book "The Resilient Farm and Homestead", what it's like living on a permaculture property for almost 2 decades, the increase of "COVID Refugees" to the permaculture space, why we should all be naked more, our favourite plants, and so much more.

Ben Falk developed Whole Systems Design, LLC as a land-based response to biological and cultural extinction and the increasing separation between people and elemental things. Life as a designer, builder, ecologist, tree-tender, and backcountry traveler continually informs Ben’s integrative approach to developing landscapes and buildings.

Find out more about Ben's work at: http://www.wholesystemsdesign.com

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▶️ Join Mark Shepard and I for a Free Online Summit https://www.mypermacultureproperty.com

Mark and I chat about why permaculture went from "permanent agriculture" to "gardening on steroids", P.A. Yeomans Scale of Permanence, design process, and much more.

Mark Shepard is a Permaculture farmer, homesteader, author of Restoration Agriculture: Real World Permaculture for Farmers, and Water for ANY Farm. Teacher, Restoration Agriculture system designer & installer.

Find out more about Mark's work at https://www.restorationag.com

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Dan and Takota talk about how a lack of a living, adaptive process is holding permaculture back from reaching its fullest potential, and what we can all do about it.

Dan Palmer is a design educator, author and podcaster living in NZ. As well as helping run a permaculture design firm called Very Edible Gardens, Dan is a co-developer of a holistic decision making and living design process.

Find out more about Dan's work at https://makingpermaculturestronger.net

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In this episode Takota and Kevin talk about:

• The prevalence of toxins like VOC's, formaldehyde, and molds in our homes and other built environments
• Early warning health symptoms to watch out for
• Strategies to identify, eliminate, reduce or mitigate toxins that might be affecting your health

Kevin Mullen is the Founder and President of Empire Kitchen & Bath and Empire Custom Homes. After developing an acute chemical sensitivity following the 2013 Calgary flood, Kevin had to change many things in his life to foster a healthier lifestyle. He began questioning the health impacts of the products used in the construction of homes and the potential effects on homeowners. 

Find out more about Kevin and his work at https://www.empirecustomhomes.com

▶️ My farm https://www.coenfarm.ca

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In this episode Curtis and Takota talk about, how he got into farming, why he left the "left" but the "left" didn't leave him, the prevalence of the martyr mindset in farmers, the danger this poses everyone, how to break out of this paradigm, what permaculture got wrong, what permaculture got right and so much more.

Curtis Stone is a farmer, author, speaker and consultant. His area of expertise is in quick growing, high value annual vegetables for direct consumer market streams. His book, The Urban Farmer demonstrates organic intensive techniques with a focus on business and systems to streamline labour and production. He offers a new way to think about farming. One where quality of life and profitability coexist.

Find out more about Curtis at https://theurbanfarmer.co

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In this episode of Building Your Permaculture Property I speak with Tad Hargrave about right livelihood, ethical business, and why a small business is an essential part of every permaculture property.

Tad is a self described hippy who developed a knack for marketing (and then learned how to be a hippy again). For over a decade, he has been touring his marketing workshops around the world, bringing refreshing and unorthodox ideas to conscious entrepreneurs and green businesses that help them grow their organizations and businesses (without selling their souls).

You can find out more about Tad at https://marketingforhippies.com\

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In this episode of Building Your Permaculture Property I speak with Nicole Masters about her new book "For the Love of Soil".

Nicole Masters is an independent agroecologist, systems thinker, author and educator. She is recognized as a knowledgeable and dynamic speaker on the topic of soil health.

Her team of soil coaches at Integrity Soils work alongside producers in the U.S., Canada and across Australasia. Supporting producers who work with over 1.2 million acres to take their operations to the next level in nutrient density, profitability and environmental outcomes.

She is one of a growing number of people who are facilitating a rapidly expanding world of quality food production and biological economies.

Her book titled “For the Love of Soil” showcases examples of the tools and principles producers are using to regenerate their soils. Describing a step-by-step triage of actions, so that you too can regenerate your land.

Link to her new soil course https://soilhealthfoundations-e542.thinkific.com/courses/soil-health-foundations

Buy the book on www.integritysoils.co.nz

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